невдаха

Ukrainian

Etymology

Related to невда́ча (nevdáča) and невда́лий (nevdályj). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [neu̯ˈdaxɐ]

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Noun

невда́ха • (nevdáxa) m pers or f pers (genitive невда́хи, nominative plural невда́хи, genitive plural невда́х)

(colloquial) loser, failure, washout (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life)
Synonym: лу́зер m (lúzer)

Declension

Declension of невда́ха (pers hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	невда́ха nevdáxa	невда́хи nevdáxy
genitive	невда́хи nevdáxy	невда́х nevdáx
dative	невда́сі nevdási	невда́хам nevdáxam
accusative	невда́ху nevdáxu	невда́х nevdáx
instrumental	невда́хою nevdáxoju	невда́хами nevdáxamy
locative	невда́сі nevdási	невда́хах nevdáxax
vocative	невда́хо nevdáxo	невда́хи nevdáxy

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